Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 .
Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (POCSO)
38. The Protection of Children from ... Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for short
‘the POCSO Act ’) is an important statute for the purposes of our discussion
second thought as to the seriousness of the offence under the POCSO Act and the object to achieve. Enactment of POCSO Act ... teenagers and young adults fall victim of the offences under the POCSO Act , being slapped by the penal provisions of POCSO Act without
thePocso Act and punishable under Section 6 of the Pocso Act] the fact is that it is rape as conventionally understood, though Parliament ... affairs exists on a combined reading of IPC and the Pocso Act. An unmarried girl below 18 years of age could be a victim
Protection of Children from Sexual
Offences Act, 2012 (for short, ‘ POCSO Act ”).
FACTUAL MATRIX
2. The facts of this litigation are quite heart ... POCSO, Tyonthar, District Rewa in Special Case No.
156/2020 whereby charge of Section 376 of IPC and
5/6 of POCSO Act
Sexual Offences Act, 2012 , (hereinafter referred to as the
' POCSO Act ') with Police Station Reckong Peo, District Kinnaur H.P.,
.
alongwith ... under
Sections 363 , 376 of IPC readwith Section 4 of the POCSO Act, against
the accused(petitioner No.1).
9. It is the further
Sexual Offences
Act, 2012 (hereinafter referred to as "the POCSO Act ") and sentence
awarded under Section ... child", as defined in
Section 2(d) of the POCSO Act, which means any person below age of
18 years fulfils the definition
Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 (for
short the POCSO Act ) and sentenced him thereunder to suffer
on first-count rigorous imprisonment ... POCSO Act . He denied the charges and claimed to be
tried. Thereupon, he was put on trial. The prosecution
examined 15 witnesses and marked
Section 8 of POCSO Act 2012. POCSO Act is a special Act.
POCSO Act was enacted to provide protection to minor ... freedom and dignity.
Sexual assalt is defined under Section 7 of POCSO Act 2012.
14. As per Section 7 of POCSO Act whoever
learned
Special Judge, POCSO.
15. However, notwithstanding the rigors of the law under the
provisions of the POCSO Act , certain practical aspects ... Act, for such is the
severity of the sentences provided under the Act, justifiably
so, that if acted upon hastily or irresponsibly
Penal Code, 1860 ( IPC ) read with Sections 4 and 5 of
POCSO Act. The trial judge by proceedings recorded on 10.01.2014
put the appellant ... POCSO Act runs thus :
―42. Alternative punishment : Where an act or omission
constitutes an offence punishable under this Act and also
under
